AI Use Disclosure

How AI fits into our editorial workflow - and the boundaries we won't cross.

Why this page exists

Generative AI is increasingly used to produce online content. We use it too - for drafting, research and editorial support. Readers deserve to know how, and where the limits are.

What we use AI for

  • Outlining and structuring guides - turning a topic brief into a logical content tree before a human editor refines it.
  • First-pass drafting - generating a rough draft from cited research notes, which a human editor then edits, fact-checks, and rewrites for voice and accuracy.
  • Research synthesis - summarising specifications from manufacturer documentation and aggregating cited owner and expert feedback. Sources are always retained and cited.
  • Editing and proofreading - grammar, readability, internal-link suggestions, schema-markup generation, alt-text drafting.
  • SEO and metadata - title-tag length checks, meta-description drafts, structured-data validation.

What we don't use AI for

  • Fabricated personal experience. AI will not be used to invent "we filmed 40 TikToks on each of these microphones" stories. If a test is described, the test happened.
  • Made-up statistics, quotes or sources. Every statistic, every quote, every source citation is verified by a human editor against an external reference before publication.
  • Hidden authorship. Pages have a named author or editorial entity. We do not pretend AI-assisted content was written entirely by a particular human.
  • Generating fake testimonials, reviews or social proof. No invented "Jake from Sheffield says" copy. Owner feedback referenced on the site is drawn from real public sources.
  • Replacing human review. Every published piece goes through a human editor before going live. AI does not have publish permissions.

Verification steps every guide goes through

  1. AI-assisted drafts are run through a fact-check pass against the cited sources.
  2. Specifications (connectivity, battery life, resolution and frame-rate limits, compatibility) are verified against the original manufacturer document.
  3. Links are checked for live status, relevance and UK retailer availability.
  4. UK-specific terminology, currency and measurements are normalised - US-only references are caught and rewritten.
  5. A human editor reads the final piece end to end before publication.

What this means for you, the reader

  • Guides are written to be accurate, not just plausible.
  • Where we say a mic records 32-bit float, the manufacturer says 32-bit float.
  • Where we summarise owner feedback, it comes from real, public sources.
  • If we ever get something wrong, the editorial policy covers how corrections work.

Questions or concerns

If you spot a passage that reads as AI-generated and feels off, or you have a question about our process, contact us via the footer (where available).